Multatuli
E23684
Multatuli was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, a 19th-century Dutch writer best known for his influential anti-colonial novel "Max Havelaar," which criticized Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Multatuli canonical | 22 |
| Eduard Douwes Dekker | 13 |
| Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T184942 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Multatuli Context triple: [Cultivation System, inspiredAuthor, Multatuli]
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H. A. Maaskant
H. A. Maaskant was a prominent Dutch architect and structural engineer known for his large-scale postwar modernist designs.
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B.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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C.
Émile Zola
Émile Zola was a leading 19th-century French novelist, critic, and public intellectual whose socially engaged, naturalist works and interventions like the "J'accuse…!" letter made him a central figure in modern European literature and politics.
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D.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.
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E.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin, renowned for his influential satirical and surreal works such as "Dead Souls" and "The Overcoat."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Multatuli Target entity description: Multatuli was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, a 19th-century Dutch writer best known for his influential anti-colonial novel "Max Havelaar," which criticized Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies.
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A.
H. A. Maaskant
H. A. Maaskant was a prominent Dutch architect and structural engineer known for his large-scale postwar modernist designs.
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B.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was a 19th-century German poet and naturalist best known for his literary works and botanical studies conducted during scientific expeditions.
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C.
Émile Zola
Émile Zola was a leading 19th-century French novelist, critic, and public intellectual whose socially engaged, naturalist works and interventions like the "J'accuse…!" letter made him a central figure in modern European literature and politics.
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D.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
Heinrich von Vietinghoff was a German Wehrmacht general who commanded major Axis forces in Italy during World War II, including serving as commander-in-chief of German troops in the Italian campaign.
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E.
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol was a 19th-century Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin, renowned for his influential satirical and surreal works such as "Dead Souls" and "The Overcoat."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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human ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ pseudonym ⓘ |
| author |
Multatuli
self-linksurface differs
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Multatuli self-linksurface differs ⓘ Multatuli self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child | Edu Weitzel Douwes Dekker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1820-03-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1887-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Latin school in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Multatuli Museum in Amsterdam
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Multatuli Prize ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch literature
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Indonesian nationalist movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| movement |
Liberalism
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Realism ⓘ |
| notableFor | criticism of Dutch colonialism in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ideeën
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Max Havelaar ⓘ Woutertje Pieterse ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfWork | Dutch ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ingelheim am Rhein ⓘ |
| positionHeld | colonial official in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| pseudonymOf |
Multatuli
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eduard Douwes Dekker
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| realName |
Multatuli
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eduard Douwes Dekker
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| residence |
Amsterdam
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Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Germany ⓘ |
| spouse | Everdine Huberta van Wijnbergen ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
autobiographical
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ironic ⓘ socially critical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Multatuli Description of subject: Multatuli was the pen name of Eduard Douwes Dekker, a 19th-century Dutch writer best known for his influential anti-colonial novel "Max Havelaar," which criticized Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies.
Referenced by (36)
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